The Twitter- and Netflix-equipped Vizio HDTVs are now shipping

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Vizio announced the 1080p LED XVT line way back in June of ’09 and they are just now starting to ship. These are the sets that come with that oh-so-awesome QWERTY remote to work the TV’s collection of Internet apps. It’s too bad that most owners will still need a cable or satellite box because this TV line is nearly an all-in-one solution for home entertainment.

Get this, the XVT and upcoming XVT Pro line have all these services built-in:

Vudu

Netflix

Yahoo TV Wdigets

Flickr

Twitter

Blockbuster OnDemand

Amazon Video On Demand

Rhapsody

Pandora

Showtime videos

Revision3 videos

blip.tv

CBS

NBC

CNBC

The Weather Channel

Roxio CinemaNow

Now some of these services like Netflix and Blockbuster OnDemand require a subsciption, but the access is built-into the set. The technical specs are just as impressive with a 240Hz, localized-dimming LED backlit screen, 5 HDMI ports, and 802.11 b/g/n for all that Internet fun. The 42-inch set starts the line off at $949 with the 47-inch and 55-inch fetching $1,549 and $1,999, respectively. [Amazon via Big Picture Big Sound]

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OverviewVizio, which was founded in 2002, has made a name for itself selling inexpensive consumer electronics, including smart televisions and home audio products. In its prospectus Vizio boasted that it has sold over 65 million consumer electronics products and has streamed over three billion hours of entertainment content through its devices.